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<p>Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin in Helsinki, 2018</p>
Sam Kiley

Freezing aid to Ukraine shows Trump is no ally to the West

Donald Trump’s foreign policy chief has said foreign aid to all countries apart from Israel and Egypt is to be halted. The results for Ukraine could be catastrophic, writes Sam Kiley in Dnipro

<p>The zealous optimism of Reeves’s latest interview ended up trying to have it both ways</p>
John rentoul

Reeves’s Scrooge-like epiphany on British growth is unconvincing

<p>‘Carpenter, with her awards and record-breaking industry achievements, is the one having the last laugh’</p>
Voices

I love it when older guys tell younger women what to wear – don’t you?

<p>From Monday, anyone armed with a reusable cup will again be able to claim a free tea or coffee from Waitrose </p>
Voices

Could free coffee win Waitrose the battle of the posh supermarkets?

<p>This image released by Netflix shows Ambika Mod, left, and Leo Woodall in a scene from the Netflix mini-series One Day: charting the search for affection and understanding between two unlikely lovers (Netflix via AP)</p>
dear vix

Why am I always attracted to emotionally unavailable people?

<p>Prime minister Keir Starmer delivers a statement on the Southport killings (Henry Nicholls/PA)</p>
Letters

After Southport, Britain must change… but how?

<p>British factory output contracted at the fastest rate in 11 months in December</p>
James Moore

Can Keir Starmer afford to say no to the EU’s advances?

<p>Rachel Reeves speaks during the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland</p>
The Independent View

Britain must not drive away the global rich

<p>‘What happens next depends on whether or not people in power consider Murdoch’s company should be treated like any other – or whether there is some sort of “Murdoch exception”’ </p>
alan rusbridger

The lies and smears from Murdoch’s news empire cannot be ignored

<p>Every day I walk the huskies past the string of mounds / Each one right next to the other, so far fifteen / And still the little mole has not given up / And turned around</p>
frieda hughes

How I learned a surprising lesson in resilience

<p>Rachel Reeves and Jonathan Reynolds will be attending Davos this week </p>
Voices

Can Reeves secure the investment Britain so badly needs in Davos?

Catherine Pepinster

The ‘nasty’ bishop is not alone: Trump must brace for more fireworks 

<p>Rush hour at Mumbai’s Churchgate station, now renamed Chintamanrao Deshmukh station</p>
Mihir bose

Paying reparations will not teach Britain about the damage of empire

<p>Mixed berries have great health benefits</p>
Letters

Want us to reach net zero? Stop buying unseasonal fruit

Voices

Trump’s vendetta agenda shows an undimmed lust for retribution

<p>‘While the young Trump was hitting the party scene in Manhattan, his Chinese opponent was slowly climbing out of misery to get onto the ladder of power’ </p>
Voices

TikTok, trade and tariffs: What is Trump playing at with China? 

<p>Is getting fit your new year’s resolution? </p>
Rhea Freeman

Take it from me as a life coach: ditch your new year’s resolutions

<p>Jimmy Carter’s presidency was characterised by troubles at home and abroad, including the 444-day hostage crisis at the US embassy in Tehran</p>
MARY DEJEVSKY

Jimmy Carter saw peace in the Middle East – then came his big failure

<p>Seventy-eight per cent of Brits said that the golden retriever is their favourite breed of dog </p>
Kate Spicer

I love all dogs – but there’s a problem with Britain’s favourite breed

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<p>Donald Trump speaks to reporters before boarding Air Force One at Los Angeles international airport in Los Angeles, California, on 24 January 2025</p>
The Independent View

There is some small comfort in the promises Trump failed to keep

The Independent View

There is some small comfort in the promises Trump failed to keep

Editorial
<p>Donald Trump speaks to reporters before boarding Air Force One at Los Angeles international airport in Los Angeles, California, on 24 January 2025</p>
<p>‘With progress comes challenges for LGBT+ people – but our history shows us that minds, attitudes and laws can be changed’ </p>
Voices

Trump’s first moves as president are catastrophic for LGBT+ rights

<p>The idea Keir Starmer heads a ‘socialist’ government will come as news to Labour left-wingers</p>
Voices

It’s time Keir Starmer proved Elon Musk wrong

Business Comment

Trump’s superpower could be the key to Rachel Reeves’s success

<p>Foreign secretary David Lammy arriving at Abeche airport, in the Ouaddai Region, while on his trip to Chad </p>
Voices

In Sudan, I confronted the darkest corners of humanity

<p>Foreign secretary David Lammy arriving at Abeche airport, in the Ouaddai Region, while on his trip to Chad </p>
Voices

In Sudan, I confronted the darkest corners of humanity

<p>The judges who allowed murdered Sara Sharif to live with her father and stepmother will be named, the court of appeal has ruled </p>
The Independent View

The judges in the Sara Sharif case have a no right to anonymity

<p>‘The government should not be afraid to let Thames Water go bust’ </p>
Letters

It’s about time Thames Water was flushed away

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Trump’s vendetta agenda shows an undimmed lust for retribution

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Liz Truss told to ‘take a holiday’ as ex-PM’s Maga reinvention alarms Tories

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Four female Israeli soldier hostages released by Hamas under Gaza ceasefire

243 comments

Trump tells Denmark’s PM he’s serious about taking over Greenland in ‘fiery’ call

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<p>Axel Rudakubana on his way to the scene of his killings </p>
Voices

Will politicians resist temptation to exploit the Southport horror?

<p>‘President Trump has avoided any threat that might arrest the attention of the Russian president’ </p>
Voices

Trump’s empty threats to Putin expose his achilles heel

<p>‘It is not just about removing the knives; it is about transforming the mindset’ </p>
Voices

ID crackdowns on illegal knife sales won’t work – but here’s what will

<p>‘Prince Harry’s stubborn persistence in pursuing his case against Mr Murdoch’s company has struck a welcome, if unexpected, blow for the health of our civic culture’ </p>
The Independent View

Against the odds, Prince Harry has won a landmark victory

<p>Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus and Xi Jinping before their meeting in 2020 </p>
Voices

Why Trump quit WHO – and it’s vital for us all that he should stay

Voices

I’m with the bishop who showed the courage I lacked as a church leader

<p>‘Prince Harry’s stubborn persistence in pursuing his case against Mr Murdoch’s company has struck a welcome, if unexpected, blow for the health of our civic culture’ </p>
The Independent View

Against the odds, Prince Harry has won a landmark victory

<p>Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus and Xi Jinping before their meeting in 2020 </p>
Voices

Why Trump quit WHO – and it’s vital for us all that he should stay

Voices

I’m with the bishop who showed the courage I lacked as a church leader

<p>Starmer is too concerned with upsetting the Brexiteers to negotiate with the EU</p>
Letters

When it comes to trade, Starmer has shot himself in the foot

Letters

When it comes to trade, Starmer has shot himself in the foot

Letters
<p>Starmer is too concerned with upsetting the Brexiteers to negotiate with the EU</p>
<p>Bishop Mariann Budde breaks silence after challenging Donald Trump during prayer service</p>
Voices

The ‘woke’ bishop’s sermon to Trump wasn’t an ambush. It was a war cry

<p>The chancellor is right to go for growth – without it, the Starmer government’s entire project will fail</p>
Voices

Rachel Reeves needs a new Heathrow runway more than Britain does

<p>Has Brexit delivered on its promises? </p>
UK Politics

Brexit five years on – was it worth it? Join The Independent Debate

<p>The Argentinian president Javier Milei with Italy’s hard-right prime minister Giorgia Meloni at Donald Trump’s inauguration in Washington </p>
Voices

Will Trump now spark the ‘Mega’ movement – to Make Europe Great Again?

<p>The Argentinian president Javier Milei with Italy’s hard-right prime minister Giorgia Meloni at Donald Trump’s inauguration in Washington </p>
Voices

Will Trump now spark the ‘Mega’ movement – to Make Europe Great Again?

<p>Donald Trump’s new oligarchic order is unlikely to succeed in the UK</p>
Letters

Britain will never embrace Trumpism – we’re better than that

<p>The prime minister has ordered a public inquiry into the Southport stabbings </p>
The Independent View

Keir Starmer is right to push back on ‘cover-up’ claims over Southport

<p>Donald Trump was sworn in as president on 20 January </p>
Voices

Trump 2.0 will reshape the world – but not in the ways you might think

<p>The world is expecting fireworks from US President-elect Donald Trump</p>
Voices

Trump’s second term is a threat to democracy, security and our planet

<p>Opinions on NHS reform are split</p>
Health

Readers divided over the private sector’s role in the NHS

<p>Donald Trump speaks during his inauguration ceremony in the rotunda of the US Capitol on Monday </p>
The Independent View

Starmer’s pragmatic approach to handling President Trump is right

<p>Pastries decorated with an edible picture of Trump are presented at a bakery in Freinsheim, Germany to mark his second inauguration</p>
Voices

Could the markets see a gold rush as Trump returns to power?

<p>‘We’ll get radical woke ideologies the hell out of our military from day one,’ Trump has threatened</p>
Voices

I was there when ‘woke’ began – and Trump is about to take it all away

<p>Mark Zuckerberg, the boss of Meta, advocates giving your neck muscles the workout they deserve</p>
Letters

I always thought Mark Zuckerberg has some neck…

<p>Friend or foe: Keir Starmer faces a dilemma due to president Donald Trump’s plans </p>
Voices

Is Keir Starmer about to trade principles for Trump’s friendship?

<p>Go west: the UK could do worse than look to Trump’s America to boost the economy </p>
Voices

Now Britain must embrace Trumpism

Voices

Now Britain must embrace Trumpism

Emily Sheffield
<p>Go west: the UK could do worse than look to Trump’s America to boost the economy </p>
<p>Rosamund explores the future of the wine industry </p>
Voices

Why cooperatives hold the key to a sustainable future for wine

<p>Donald Trump is sworn in for his first term as US president on 20 January 2017 </p>
The Independent View

The world awaits promise and peril with Trump’s second act

<p>Thousands join pro-Palestine protest in Westminster </p>
Letters

Stopping the Israel-Gaza cycle will take a mammoth effort

<p>Being single costs so much more than being in a couple (Alamy/PA)</p>
Voices

The hidden cost of living alone: why the ‘singles tax’ costs a fortune

<p>Being single costs so much more than being in a couple (Alamy/PA)</p>
Voices

The hidden cost of living alone: why the ‘singles tax’ costs a fortune

<p>Trump Inauguration</p>
Voices

My biggest fear as Trump takes office: moral apathy

<p>Observers will find much to fear and little to inspire in this speech, with no quotes for the ages</p>
Voices

This is what we can expect from Trump on his big day

<p>Greenland is gaining attention due to its strategic location</p>
Voices

What Donald Trump doesn’t know about Greenland (from an Arctic expert)

<p>Trump’s first inauguration in 2017. ‘In the first term everybody was fighting me. In this term, everybody wants to be my friend.’ </p>
The Independent View

Global politics will become noisier when Donald Trump takes office

<p>James Watt wants us to take our work home... but then his work is beer </p>
Voices

Is BrewDog’s ex-CEO right that ‘work-life balance’ is holding us back?

<p>‘Last time, Starmer was the main winner from tactical voting against an unpopular government in a five-party system’ </p>
Voices

Tactical voting could be turned against Starmer at the next election

<p>A tense silence reigns as the players battle for the Masters trophy </p>
Voices

Forget darts, I’ve gone snooker loopy for the perfect spectator sport

<p>‘I can see the appeal of a boyfriend who behaves exactly as you’ve programmed him to. They’d never let you down. What’s not to love?’ </p>
Voices

I understand why people are falling for ChatGPT boyfriends

<p>Donald Trump meets with Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem in May 2023 </p>
Voices

Trump claims he secured peace in Gaza – can he do the same in Ukraine?

<p>Sitting pretty: Donald Trump in the UK Ambassador's residence in Paris</p>
Voices

The PM is in denial about the trouble that Trump is about to cause

<p>Chancellor Rachel Reeves has vowed to grow the economy</p>
The Independent View

The chancellor must ignore the blips and get on with long-term growth

The Independent View

The chancellor must ignore the blips and get on with long-term growth

Editorial
<p>Chancellor Rachel Reeves has vowed to grow the economy</p>
<p>‘Think of the poor starving children in Africa’ </p>
Letters

Being forced to clear my plate as a child caused me endless trouble

<p>Tory leader Kemi Badenoch speaking on LBC Radio</p>
Voices

Finally, politicians believe the pensions triple lock must go

<p>Mark Zuckerberg appeared on ‘The Joe Rogan Experience’ podcast: ‘There are shorter Wagner operas’ </p>
Voices

Mark Zuckerberg has made me rethink what it means to be a man

<p>The 14-year jail sentence is intended to be the last nail in Khan’s political coffin </p>
Voices

Imran Khan was a marked man from the moment he returned to Pakistan

<p>The 14-year jail sentence is intended to be the last nail in Khan’s political coffin </p>
Voices

Imran Khan was a marked man from the moment he returned to Pakistan

<p>The research published in <em>Psychological Bulletin</em> found that daughters and agreeable offspring were more likely to get favourable treatment</p>
Voices

How it feels when you’re clearly not the favourite child

<p>I witnessed the running speed of fire as it tore through / West Australian Wooroloo and my bush-edge home</p>
Voices

I know what it’s like to lose everything in a fire

Voices

A ceasefire in Gaza is a victory for Netanyahu – and Hamas

<p>Donald Trump visits a section of the wall separating the US from Mexico, in Alamo, Texas, in 2021 </p>
Voices

I advised Kamala Harris on immigration – here’s what Labour must learn

<p>Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch delivers speech on how the party can rebuild voters’ trust</p>
Voices

Q. Was this the speech that’ll win Kemi a snap by-election? A. Er, no

The Independent View

The cost of war is so great that compromise should not be a dirty word

Voices

How abstinence-only messages invaded thousands of schools like mine

School students demonstrate outside Scottish parliament over downgraded SQA results, 10 August, 2020
Voices

I am furious that the government has failed A-level students like me

<p>Palestinians watch TV as they await the announcement of the ceasefire deal between Hamas and Israel in Khan Younis </p>
Voices

Bombs are still dropping but the ceasefire deal in Gaza will go ahead

<p>A Tel Aviv rally to free hostages held by Hamas terrorists</p>
Letters

Peace will only come to the Middle East when all lives are equal

<p>Britain’s economy is struggling as Labour plans a shake-up of employment law </p>
Voices

When it comes to employment reforms, Labour is going too far, too fast

Voices

When it comes to employment reforms, Labour is going too far, too fast

James Moore
<p>Britain’s economy is struggling as Labour plans a shake-up of employment law </p>
<p> A child feeds another a spoonful of food as they sit atop graves at a cemetery where families displaced by conflict are taking shelter in Deir el-Balah in the central Gaza Strip</p>
Voices

I’m in Gaza – I worry Israel will kill us before the ceasefire begins

<p>‘Blocking access is a blunt game of whack-a-mole that will only lead to other channels being used’</p>
Voices

There’s only one way to stop kids using fake IDs online

<p>‘I can’t stand him – and she knows that. So does he’ </p>
Voices

I’ve lost a friend because I can’t stand her terrible boyfriend

<p>By the time they join primary school, one in 10 children are classed as obese</p>
Voices

Growing up in a ‘clear-your-plate’ household never did me any good

<p>By the time they join primary school, one in 10 children are classed as obese</p>
Voices

Growing up in a ‘clear-your-plate’ household never did me any good

<p>An RCN survey finds that nine in 10 nurses report having delivered care in inappropriate settings such as corridors</p>
The Independent View

The NHS must treat its ‘corridor care’ crisis as a wake-up call

<p>‘The price of delay has been paid by untold thousands of dead and injured civilians, the continuing pain of the hostages’ families, and the transformation of Gaza into a desolate, uninhabitable moonscape’ </p>
Voices

Peace has finally come to Gaza... but at a terrible price

<p>‘Humans are the only species to routinely drink the milk of another animal’ </p>
Letters

The thought of drinking a pint of milk turns my stomach

<p>‘Reeves would be wise to take the opportunity she now has to calm nerves and restore some of the government’s shaky credibility with the nation’s unhappy business community’ </p>
Voices

New inflation rate means the BoE could cut rates as soon as next month

<p>It has been an eventful year for Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves </p>
Voices

Rachel Reeves is safe but she’ll have Starmer breathing down her neck

<p>Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg spoke about the state of the corporate world on Joe Rogan’s podcast this weekend </p>
Voices

Zuckerberg is right – what the world needs is more ‘masculine energy’

<p>Tulip Siddiq, a junior minister in the Treasury, was allowed to resign to avoid further 'distraction from the work of the government’ </p>
Voices

After Siddiq’s departure, Starmer can breathe a sigh of relief

<p>Rachel Reeves addressed the House of Commons</p>
The Independent View

Our ‘Iron Chancellor’ may not have the mettle for the task after all

<p>Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg spoke about the state of the corporate world on Joe Rogan’s podcast this weekend </p>
Voices

Zuckerberg is right – what the world needs is more ‘masculine energy’

<p>Tulip Siddiq, a junior minister in the Treasury, was allowed to resign to avoid further 'distraction from the work of the government’ </p>
Voices

After Siddiq’s departure, Starmer can breathe a sigh of relief

<p>Rachel Reeves addressed the House of Commons</p>
The Independent View

Our ‘Iron Chancellor’ may not have the mettle for the task after all

<p>Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves faces questions from members in the House of Commons </p>
Voices

There was blood in the water – but Rachel Reeves swam to safety

<p>Ameca, a human-shaped robot made by British manufacturer Engineered Arts </p>
Letters

Mainlining AI won’t bring back boom-time Britain

<p>As Donald Trump in full caps-lock-mode put it on Truth Social immediately after Jack Smith’s report was published: ‘THE VOTERS HAVE SPOKEN’ </p>
Voices

Teflon Don has dodged justice – it’s time to get over it

<p>‘Such images are meant to convey to the Chinese public that the foreigners have come to pay tribute and beg favour from a mighty power,’ writes Michael Sheridan </p>
Voices

Rachel Reeves had to go to China – and this is what they made of her

<p>Pope Francis ruled out stepping down in his new book ‘Hope’ </p>
Voices

The Catholic Church isn’t ready for another resignation

<p>Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves on a visit to HSBC’s new headquarters in the City of London</p>
Voices

Keir Starmer is not going to sack Rachel Reeves – and nor should he

<p>Keir Starmer has vowed to work with Elon Musk on AI growth after the billionaire’s criticism of Labour’s government</p>
The Independent View

Starmer’s mission for AI to transform Britain is the right message

<p>Keir Starmer vowed to get rid of the ‘blockers’ who are holding back the AI sector</p>
Voices

Nice, shiny speech about AI, prime minister… shame about the wifi

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